Re: Implementing PIX Failover over a Fibre link?

["Robert Collins" <robert.collins () itdomain com au>]

AKAIK,
the answer is no.

The PIX uses a proprietary sort-of-serial cable to do the fail over. (It
also uses a cross over ethern in recent versions.). Whilst you might use a
gigabit adapter  for the ethernet component I have never heard of long
failover cables... and 2 miles is a long way for a standard serial cable..

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: <gary.smith () ScottishAmicable co uk>
To: <firewall-wizards () nfr net>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 9:39 PM
Subject: [fw-wiz] Implementing PIX Failover over a Fibre link?


> All:
>
> We have a requirement for multi-site resiliance for one of our customers
> Extranet sites and I would ideally like to have the 2 PIX firewalls
> communicating in the active-passive failover mode, however, the two sites
> are approximately 2 miles distant from one another.  The question is, can
2
> PIX firewalls operate across a fibre link in failover mode, and if so,
how?
> Thanks for any and all help
>
> --Gary;
>
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